Graduate Programs at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Graduate School Overview

Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a Public, 4 years school located in Boston, MA. It is classified as a School of art, music, and design school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

The school is accredited by National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation (9/1/1948 - Current).

Massachusetts College of Art and Design Directory Information
School Name	Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Address	621 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115-5882
Phone	617-879-7000
Web	https://www.massart.edu
Online Application	https://www.massart.edu/Admissions/Undergraduate_Students.html
Financial Info	https://massart.edu/Admissions/Financial_Aid.html

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Massachusetts College of Art and Design is $24,000 for Massachusetts residents and $24,720 for out-of-state students. The school has 129 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,907 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 28 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 5 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$24,720 $24,000 for Massachusetts Residents
Student Population	129
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	28 graduate programs (5 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Massachusetts College of Art and Design is $24,000 for Massachusetts residents and $24,720 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $0 for Massachusetts residents and $824 for out-of-state students.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design offers the alternative tuition plans.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	5 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Massachusetts College of Art and Design is $24,000 for Massachusetts residents and $24,720 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.00% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Massachusetts Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$23,400	-	$23,400	-
2019-2020	$23,400	-	$23,400	-
2020-2021	$24,000	-	$24,000	-
2021-2022	$24,000	-	$24,000	-
2022-2023	-	-	$24,720	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Massachusetts College of Art and Design is relatively expensive compared to public graduate schools in Massachusetts. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Massachusetts graduate tuition is $19,750 (public) / $30,229 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Massachusetts College of Art and Design	$24,000	$24,720
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Massachusetts Graduate Schools	$24,599	$28,093
Public	$14,146	$19,750
Private	$30,229

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $18,100 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. On-campus living costs are increased by 15.29% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $18,100. Off-campus living costs are increased by 15.29% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$13,500	$1,400	$13,500	$1,400
2019-2020	$14,100	$900	$14,100	$900
2020-2021	$14,800	$900	$14,800	$900
2021-2022	$14,800	$900	$14,800	$900
2022-2023	$17,200	$900	$17,200	$900

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $824 at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.00% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$780
2019-2020	$780
2020-2021	$800
2021-2022	$800
2022-2023	$824

Graduate Programs at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Massachusetts College of Art and Design offers 8 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 70 students have completed their study at Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

Offered Degrees at Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	6	4	66
Post Bachelor's Degree	2	0	4
Total	8	4	70

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Massachusetts College of Art and Design by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Art Teacher Education program with 2 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Fine/Studio Arts program with 27 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Art Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Industrial and Product Design	✕	2	-
Art Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Design and Visual Communications	✕	1	-
Industrial and Product Design	✕	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	27	-
Art Teacher Education	✔	22	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	14	-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	✔	8	-
Design and Applied Arts (other)	✔	6	-

Massachusetts College of Art and Design offers 8 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 70 students have completed their graduate studies.

66 students have earned/completed Master's program.
4 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Architecture [+]	✔ (1 completers)	8 completers	-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	✔	8	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✔ (1 completers)	3 completers	-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	✔	3	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	22 completers	-
Art Teacher Education	✔	22	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✔	33 completers	-
Design and Applied Arts (other)	✔	2	-
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (other)	✕	4	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	27	-
	Total	66

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Art Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Industrial and Product Design	✕	2	-
	Total	4

Graduate Student Population at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 129 students enrolled into Massachusetts College of Art and Design graduate schools where it has total 1,907 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 102 full-time and 27 part-time graduate students. By gender, 48 male and 81 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	129	48	81
Full-time	102	40	62
Part-tme	27	8	19

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 65 White (50.39%), 7 Black/African American (5.43%), 8 Hispanic (6.20%), 9 Asian (6.98%), and 40 students with other races. 26 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	129	48	81
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	9	1	8
Black/African American	7	6	1
Hispanic	8	2	6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	65	22	43
Two More	4	1	3
Un-Known	10	6	4
Non-resident Alien	26	10	16

Massachusetts College of Art and Design offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 101 graduate students (78.29% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	129
Enrolled Online Exclusively	0
Enrolled Some Online Courses	101
Not in Online Courses	28

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. 16 students are aged 20 to 24 (12.40% of total students), 24 students are aged above 50 (18.60%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	129	48	81
Age 22-24	16	5	11
Age 25-29	47	19	28
Age 30-34	19	7	12
Age 35-39	14	6	8
Age 40-49	9	4	5
Age 50-64	21	6	15
Over 64	3	1	2

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